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2' tall x 2' wide. Digitalis 'Honey Trumpet' has proven itself to be a very impressive perennial with tall spikes of large, nodding, bell-shaped flowers the color of amber and honey. Handsome, shiny green leaves radiate out from multiple, low-growing rosettes that generate new flower spikes all summer long. Honey Trumpet Foxglove grows best in a compost-enriched garden loam with good drainage and full to partial sunlight. A great plant for attracting bumblebees and other pollinators. A Xera Plants nursery, Portland, OR introduction. Javelina resistant

Planting Guides

Growing Digitalis (Foxglove)These Old World perennials bloom from late spring into mid-summer (depending on the variety) and are easy-to-grow. In some areas hummingbirds will visit them for nectar, as will bumblebees. Digitalis are considered poisonous and are not eaten by rabbits and deer. Avoid planting Digitalis where small children and pets can chew on them.

Preferred growing conditions:

They grow well in most any type of soil including clay that doesn't sit wet.

Mulch with common mulching materials. Evergreen species (such as D. obscura and 'Honey Trumpet') like gravel mulch when planted in a xeriscape.

Most do well with regular irrigation to keep the soil moderately moist. The evergreen species are more xeric.

Plant in full sun or part sun.

Just a few handfuls of compost and Yum Yum Mix in the planting hole is enough. But biennial varieties like a richer, more water retentive compost enriched soil.

Special comments

Some seed-grown species can re-seed vigorously and should be deadheaded.

Garden Care

Fertilize in the fall with Yum Yum Mix and good quality compost.

Deadheading is not necessary, but will reduce re-seeding of seed grown varieties.

Evergreen varieties (such as D. obscura and 'Honey Trumpet') should not be cut back except to deadhead. Herbaceous species should remain standing over the winter and cut back hard in mid-spring. Biennial varieties should be left undisturbed over the winter because they will bloom the following growing season, then die.

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Got this last June when it was on sale. It grew only a little over the summer, but didn't seem to mind the heat. Read quite a few sources about the Spanish Digitalis (which is of this plant's parents) and decided to plant it with morning sun/afternoon shade. Moved it in late November to well-amended soil where it will get sun until mid-afternoon. Am hoping this performs well this spring and summer, but won't know until midsummer 2018.

As with many perennials, these guys were rather small with sparse flowers last year--the first year in the ground for me. But this year they have grown to over 2 feet high and are currently blooming very nicely. The shade of yellow is just right for me--not too bright or harsh and blends well with other colors. I love foxgloves and am happy to have these.

Merchant response: Our apologies that the Digitalis 'Honey Trumpet' has not successfully acclimated in your garden. We do understand that there can be many variables in gardening. We would never want you to pay for something that you didn't have a chance to enjoy! As no contact information was provided with your review, please contact us at your convenience and we will be happy to go over some resolution options with you. Happy Gardening!

So far, I am disappointingly under-whelmed by this plant. The flowers are the absolute smallest I have ever seen on a foxglove. To get what you see in the image shown online, you would need 10 or so plants, packed tightly together. It's not even close to the size indicated, and since most foxglove are biennial, not sure when it ever would get to that size. I guess I will keep my fingers crossed for next year.

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